A GoFundMe account has raised more than $5,700 to help with funeral and medical expenses following a deadly crash that killed a San Clemente man and seriously injured his wife.
Eric Stein, of San Clemente, was killed Friday in Agoura Hills when the Ford Fusion he was driving was struck by a c

Three Orange County surfers remain in the hunt for the U.S. Open of Surfing title, winning their round 4 heats Saturday to earn a spot into today’s quarterfinals.
San Clemente’s Nate Yeomans kicked off the action in the first heat of the day against Brazil’s Michael Rodrigues, with Yeomans winning the heat with a total

AGOURA HILLS – The coroner's office today identified a man killed in the Agoura Hills area in a crash with a Los Angeles County Fire Department vehicle as 36-year-old Eric Stein of San Clemente.
Stein was killed about 5 p.m. Friday when the Ford Fusion he was driving was struck by a camp crew carrier on Mulholland Highway near Kana

HUNTINGTON BEACH – Nathan Yeomans dragged his right hand across the wall of a wave as he rode south of the Huntington Beach Pier, tilting his board upward to take off the lip with enough momentum to send him a few feet in the air.
The San Clemente native landed the air reverse on one of the first waves of competition Friday morning

South County souls who aspire to self-improvement can meet Don Miguel Ruiz, an internationally known spiritual teacher and best-selling author, this weekend in San Clemente.
Ruiz, a former neurosurgeon, is author of “The Four Agreements,” a New York Times best-seller based on Toltec wisdom. He will appear from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m

San Clemente’s 12th annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life drew 32 relay teams and more than 800 participants to the San Clemente High School track last weekend, raising more than $53,000 by initial counts.
Margo Lesser, event spokeswoman, said 63 cancer survivors were among the participants.
“It was an inspiri

PARKING LIMIT in works FOR DOWNTOWN LOT A downtown parking lot located midway along the 100 block of Avenida Cabrillo could switch from all-day parking to -hour parking. The City Council will consider making the change at its 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at City Hall, 100 Avenida Presidio. The public is invited. The three-hour lim

CAMP PENDLETON – Brig. Gen. Daniel Yoo, who led the last battalion to Afghanistan and oversaw the withdrawal of Marine combat forces there, on Thursday took over command of the storied 1st Marine Division.
Maj. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson handed over command of the 23,000-strong division in a spirited ceremony at Camp Pendleton that pu

Dana Hills High graduate and San Juan Capistrano native Jennifer Kessy teamed with Emily Day to finish tied for 24th at the FIVB Yokohama Grand Slam in Japan, July 21-26. Kessy/Day advanced to the main draw despite losing two of three matches in pool play. Both of the losses came to teams who reached the podium in tournament champions Lau

If you ask the branch manager of the San Clemente Library to name five cool things patrons should know about a yearlong, $2.4 million renovation, and the new library that opened its doors this week, she will be hard-pressed to hold it to just five. 1. The biggest change, Karen Wall said, is that the library now has a separate wing

Corey Angeli, 13, of San Clemente will perform at the OC Fair for a fifth time Wednesday.
He has performed in 10 Orange County cities and also in Los Angeles and San Diego. Later this summer, he will take the main stage at the Old Spanish Days Fiesta in Santa Barbara. He also has been working on an original song for iTunes.
His O

A young San Clemente woman visited a day spa looking for a relaxing massage, but instead she said she left the business in tears after the massage therapist touched her inappropriately. Trial began Thursday in the case of the massage therapist who is accused of inappropriately touching the woman, four other customers and an employee at Ma

After 19 years of serving up breakfast, lunch and smiles at their indoor/outdoor diner across from the San Clemente Pier, Mike and Sue McGeary are closing the Beach Garden Cafe.
Friday was their final day. They lost their lease and plan to retire, unless the right opportunity presents itself.
“It has probably been the 20 be

The San Juan Capistrano-based Southern California Blues Under-15 team went undefeated to win the Elite Clubs National League Champions League championship, July 20, in Richmond, Va. The team of 17 players coached by CYSA-South Hall of Fame Inductee Tad Bobak and Rob Rennie advanced to the national finals after posting a perfect 20-14-15 s

The San Clemente Aquatics team not only finished second at the summer sectionals, members broke several club records at the event in Santa Clarita, July 16-19. San Clemente’s 240-point score was enough to edge Blue Fins Swim Team for a second-place finish behind SDSU. SCA sent seven swimmers to the event, led by Brad Prolo, who brok